Health Issue

The health issue I am most concerned about is birthing. While taking Intro to Women's Studies I became very concerned about this topic.I learned that C-sections most often occur late at night and early in the morning, essentially doctors have been at work either all day or all night and they do not want to have to wait on a birth. There are many women who have actually had forced C-sections, these women expressed there denial of a C-section and later were told that there might be some complications so they wanted them in the operating room just in case. Then, the women wake up in recovery and realize they had a C-section. There was even one case that I read about where the nurse was putting a mask over the expecting mother's face, she said it was oxygen since her levels were low. The next thing she knew, she woke up and had had a C-section. This has got to stop! Also, why are women made to believe that having a baby is such a medical emergency? There is nothing wrong with you, you are having a baby which is very natural, why do you need an IV? Why do you need potocin to speed up conttractions? The baby will come in due time when he/she is ready! Now I am not saying that all women should just stay at home, squat on the kitched floor and have their baby. There are women tht are high risk that need to be in a hosital.
INTERVIEWS:
my mom (Pamela Foster) caucasian:
I am most concerned about breast cancer. I feel like even though there is plenty of awareness so many women still do not pay attention to their bodies and perform breast exams. What is it going to take to get women to listen? There are too many women getting diagnosed when it is too late!
Best Friend (Eugenia Gil) El Salvadorian and Cuban:
Availability of health care is a major issue, how are women supposed to take care of their bodies, minimize the spread of disease, and take care of their children when they do not have sufficient healthcare?

COMMENTS:
My mom's interview differed from my mind as we were concerned with two totally different topics, but I think Eugenia's issues pertain to mine. I wish more women could stay at home or at a birthing center, relax, and have their baby the way they want to. How are women supposed to do that without proper health insurance, even though home births and birthing centers are much cheaper! But if a woman walks into an emergency room in labor, no hopsital can legally turn her away regardless of her insurance. Yeah, she's going to have an outstanding balance($) with the hospital, but hey atleast she had her baby right?